Around the word in 46 days

And you thought you were a keen traveler:

The mystery of where albatrosses go during their epic migrations has been solved by a study that will help the world's most threatened family of birds.

The research, based on tracking the precise movements of 22 birds, reveals that males are most likely to circumnavigate the world, with the fastest managing a distance of 14,000 miles in 46 days - the equivalent of a steady 13mph. . .

The scientists were surprised to find that this species travelled so far and stayed out over the high seas for so long. With 12 birds making global circumnavigations (three birds twice), this might prove to be the most migratory of all albatrosses.

Posted by David on January 14, 2005 3:57 PM